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Comedy Shows in New York City This Week - November 19-November 26

Any night in New York brings dozens of chances for laughter. From basement comedy clubs to classic established venues, national comedians and sketch comedy groups are everywhere. City Guide lists Manhattan icons like Carolines, Gotham Comedy Club, and Comedy Cellar, alongside Jerry Seinfeld?s monthly Beacon Theatre performances and up and coming comedy venues like Union Hall and The Creek and The Cave. We also list great improv spots like the PIT/Peoples Improv Theater and UCB/Upright Citizens Brigade.

Love Improv but tired of those late night jam sessions? If you said, "YES! Dear God YES!" then come join us every Sunday at 5:30pm for the 10k JAM JAM! Hosted by a rotating team from the 10,000 Hours roster.
10,000 Hours designed was for improv students of all levels, to build their improv skills without breaking their budget.

ALL work and NO play? No Way!
10,000 Hours is a PIT program designed for improv students of all levels to get more practice to build their improv skills without breaking their budget. With the help of some of The PIT's most talented faculty, staff, and house team members volunteering their valuable time to coach, these ambitious students are ready to showcase their hard work.
Support your improv community by checking out a fun and inspiring show full talented individuals.

Watch out! Student Driver: Indie Road is shaking up the PIT Underground!
Come revel in the fun, supportive vibe as we celebrate New York City's indie-improv community and beyond! Each week, two kick-ass indie teams dominate the stage, followed by the fast-paced, down-and-dirty moves of host team, Student Driver.
Catch future superstars in a new team debut and say you knew them when! Bow down to seasoned veterans flexing their improv might! Eat cake because it's somebody's birthday! Your place is here, your time is now!

Comedian Royale Watkins brings you an original mix of the funniest comics, the Livest music and a guaranteed good time! Four comics, one of NY's most incredible DJ's, a live band and a guest music act to close to show. Past performers include Tracy Morgan, Tom Papa, Sherri Shepherd, Amy Schumer, Chris Rock and Jerry Seinfeld to name a few. But what really sets The Mixtape Comedy Show apart from other shows is your presence. We look forward to seeing you at the show!

A World Toilet Day Special edition of The Symposium! Kick those boring old lectures goodbye! Discover a new side to Academia in this evening of research-inspired stand-up comedy. Academics, researchers, teachers, & comics take the mic to give life to those dusty textbooks and show you what research & teaching is really like. From statistics to evolution, philosophy, history, and more, come for the laughs and the cutting-edge ideas, stay for the laughs and the cutting-edge ideas. The Symposium is produced and hosted by Kyle Marian, a science communicator & former physical anthropologist. She got the comedy bug in the UK doing science stand-up with the Bright Club Comedy community and is now on a mission to train up academics and spread the smart funnies across the US.

From Théâtre des Bouffes du Nord, the Parisian home of Peter Brook, comes a poignant two-hander about the collision of clowning and mortality. Jos Houben and Marcello Magni, who starred in Samuel Beckett's Fragments at TFANA, are comic masters and original members of the famed Complicité. In Marcel, which they co-created, they play an aging physical comedian and an inscrutable, clipboard-wielding nemesis mysteriously enjoined to test him with a battery of absurd tasks. Slapstick meets the limits of age and "all ages laugh and recognize their own absurdity in the comic antics." – The Guardian
A comedy about comedy, part performance and masterclass, about what makes audiences laugh. Performing in English, Jos Houben, dissects everyday life – a baby's first steps, a man falling in a restaurant, the essence of various cheeses – revealing why laughter is at the core of our humanity. The Guardian calls it a show about "how a body can make people laugh."

An award-winning combination of Mime, Music, and Monologue that takes us on the journey from Boyhood to Manhood, set against the back drop of small town America. Bill Bowers continues his ongoing investigation of Silence in our Culture. "Bowers effortlessly brings us to laughter and tears, often at the same time." – New York Post. Developed with & Directed by: Scott Illingworth. Sound Design: David Margolin Lawson. Costume Design: Michael Growler. Production Coordinator: Laura Lindsay. Show image by Benjamin Heller. Recommended for: teenagers, adults, theatre community, LGBTQ community, mime and physical theatre, gender studies.

TruDee—pink polyester-clad, mullet-sporting, middle-aged, divorced dancing storyteller—has cast herself as Juliet in Shakespeare's famous tale of love and tragedy. But TruDee's dream role is short-lived when Romeo fails to show up for the premiere. Will she find a way to keep the show and her search for true love from being cancelled? Show image by Stephanie Seguino. Recommended for: teenagers, adults, elderly, theatre community, LGBTQ community, dance, physical comedy, and clown communities. Links: artist, video, related.

Kaye Winks has been a token black for as long as she can remember. In this show, she shares her hilarious and often cringeworthy adventures in being that lone black person in a world of white. Director: Schoen Smith. Show image by Chris Popio. Recommended for: adults, theatre community. Link: artist.

From Théâtre des Bouffes du Nord, the Parisian home of Peter Brook, comes a poignant two-hander about the collision of clowning and mortality. Jos Houben and Marcello Magni, who starred in Samuel Beckett's Fragments at TFANA, are comic masters and original members of the famed Complicité. In Marcel, which they co-created, they play an aging physical comedian and an inscrutable, clipboard-wielding nemesis mysteriously enjoined to test him with a battery of absurd tasks. Slapstick meets the limits of age and "all ages laugh and recognize their own absurdity in the comic antics." – The Guardian
A comedy about comedy, part performance and masterclass, about what makes audiences laugh. Performing in English, Jos Houben, dissects everyday life – a baby's first steps, a man falling in a restaurant, the essence of various cheeses – revealing why laughter is at the core of our humanity. The Guardian calls it a show about "how a body can make people laugh."

From New York-based twin brothers Max and Nicky Weinbach comes a monthly neo-retro night of stand-up comedy and music. Max & Nicky will have you falling in love with their humorous banter and charming musical stylings through the dynamic melange of their dovelike old-fashiondness and quirky, absurd idiosyncrasies. With a greater focus on stand-up comedy, this vintage style variety show will feature the additional talents of four hilarious stand-up comics. The upcoming lineup includes headliners JUDAH FRIEDLANDER (30 Rock, Wet Hot American Summer), MELISSA VILLASEÑOR (SNL, America's Got Talent), SEAN PATTON (Comedy Central, Conan), and BEN KRONBERG (Comedy Central, Late Night w/ Seth Meyers)! Vintage Basement with Max & Nicky plays next on Monday, November 20th at 9 PM and runs every 3rd Monday of every month, at UNDER St. Marks, 94 St. Marks Pl., New York, NY 10009. Tickets are $7 online at maxandnicky.com/vintage-basement and $10 at the door.
After staging two very triumphant original musicals in 2013 (Nicky’s Made in China and Max’s A Match Made in Hell) and six variety shows for the ages from 2014 to 2016, the twins are at it again with their monthly comedy and music blowout.... (read more)

Will Purpura hosts this stand up comedy open mic every Tuesday at 11pm. Sign up and you can be a part of the show! Each week, Will and his special guests will be joined by 10 additional acts whose names will be drawn from the golden bowl of destiny. Win "joke of the night" and you are guaranteed the first slot on the following Tuesday.

ComedyJuice is one of the top live comedy brands in the world, producing hundreds of All-Star stand up comedy events each year. ComedyJuice has been called the best standup comedy show in the nation by sources ranging from Sirius Satellite radio to People magazine.
ComedyJuice attracts such comedy stars as Sarah Silverman, Daniel Tosh, Aziz Ansari, Dane Cook, and Marc Maron on a regular basis and has consistently been a place to discover new comedy stars before they are famous.
With regular shows at many of the top comedy clubs in the country, ComedyJuice is proud to add Gotham Comedy Club to that list and launch ComedyJuice NYC. Every Tuesday night at 9:30pm. You never know who will drop in, but you always know you will get the best in live comedy.

Join stand up comic Tony Deyo (Conan) as he hosts a showcase of comedians, while your kids enjoy free play & pizza at Raising Astoria just down the block from QED!
And if you don't have kids, you can just enjoy a comedy show before going out to dinner! It's a win-win for comedy fans.
Featuring:
Joe List
Sarah Tollemache
Trey Galyon
Costaki Economopoulos
*Lineup subject to change
Raising Astoria is located at 26-11 23rd Ave. Schedule for this show is as follows:
6:15pm Drop off children at Raising Astoria
6:30pm Show begins at QED
7:45pm Show ends
8:00pm Parents pickup children at Raising Astoria
Please note:
1. Signups for child drop off packages must be made online in advance. Raising Astoria can not accommodate walkups as they need an accurate headcount.
2. It is preferred that children are potty-trained, but not required. If it's a bad accident, parents will be notified via text.
3. Parents must provide a cell phone number upon dropping children off.
4. QED cannot honor QED Admit 2 passes for child drop off packages. Sorry!

Katie Hannigan and Corinne Fisher debuted The Comedienne Project at FringeNYC15. Corinne, the host of the popular anti slut shaming podcast, Guys We Fucked, and Katie, a vehement man hater, both felt themselves falling into the trap of creating material that revolved around men, and our relationships to them. Fisher and Hannigan wanted to break out of their comfort zones and challenge themselves to answer - "What do we think about when we're not thinking about dudes and sex?" And the two created new half hour sets of fresh material on anything and everything BUT men. (turns out mostly food and vampires,)
Now at The Standing Room, The Comedienne Project continues as Katie and Corinne invite fellow comics to participate in the challenge. Female and male comics alike perform full sets free of sex, dating and relationship material. Katie and Corinne keep it fresh by ringing a bell if a comic slips up and accidentally brings up butt plugs.

One of the most popular and highly recognized standup comedians on the road today has also made quite an impression in the television, film and radio arenas. DL can currently be heard nationwide as host of his own afternoon radio show "The DL Hughley Show" which is nationally syndicated in over 60 cities across the country including the #1 radio market – New York. DL will also star as "Dr Hackett" in the upcoming NBC medical drama Heartbreak.The series is scheduled to air on NBC this fall.
First and foremost a standup comedian, he stars in his ninth stand-up comedy special Clear which is currently airing on Showtime. In 2012, Random House books released his first humorous book title, I Want You to Shut the F*ck Up. That same year, DL also created and starred in the satirical documentary special for Comedy Central DL Hughley: The Endangered List, which premiered to rave reviews. The special was honored with the prestigious George Foster Peabody Award at the 72nd Annual Peabody Awards competition.
Known for being astute and politically savvy in true comedian style, DL served as host of his own late night talk show on CNN DL Hughley Breaks the News, and was a series regular ... (read more)

Gabe Pacheco and Sameer Naseem have been putting on a dynamic indie comedy showcase with top shelf performers for over a year now. Every week they invite their favorites to Pete's Candy Store, in the heart of Williamsburg to entertain the locals in an intimate performance space. It's a great chance for comedy lovers to discover stand-up gems while enjoying delicious brews and starting their weekends on Wednesday.

NYC's finest trivia beckons. Got the brains? Bring your friends and wrack your noodles with six rounds of clever, fun, HARD trivia. The most experienced trivia hosts in the city will test your mental mettle in areas of General Knowledge, Music, Top Tens, and Visual Identification. First Prize is a $75 bar tab, Second Prize is a $40 bar tab and Third Prize is a $15 bar tab. But the real prize (besides bragging rights for those who place, and a berth in the twice yearly finals) is the time honored social scene of the Quizz-Off crowd. Give it a try smart guy! And come early for a good table.

Jackie Martling was born on February 14, 1948 in Mineola, on Long Island, New York, USA as John Coger Martling Jr.
Jackie Martling's autobiography, "The Joke Man: Bow To Stern," with a Foreword by Artie Lange, will be released October 24th by Post Hill Press ... it's currently in pre-sale at jackiethejokeman.com
Radio personality, stand-up comedian, comedy writer, singer-songwriter and actor; Jackie "The Joke Man" Martling was a long-time cast member and head writer of one of the greatest radio dynasties of all time, "The Howard Stern Show," for eighteen years.
Jackie can frequently be heard on "The Jim Kerr Rock & Roll Morning Show" on Q-104FM in the NY tri-state area & nationally on "The Mark Simone Show" on WOR-710AM, the uncensored comedy channel Sirius XM 99 Raw Dog and on "The Best Of The Howard Stern Radio Show," Sirius XM 101.
Jackie has appeared in many films, on many television shows, and has been a national headliner since 1979. Simon & Schuster's "Jackie Martling's Disgustingly Dirty Joke Book" (hardcover 1997/paperback 1998) sold over 100,000 copies.
Jackie boasts a catalog of over 30 joke CD's, joke videos & joke by-products, produced by his own JokeLa... (read more)

Homespun is a monthly standup comedy show hosted by Astoria comic Jessica Watkins. Best known for her walk across America, Watkins hosts a rotating lineup the last Friday of each month featuring the brightest comedians around!
*Lineup:
Jon Savoy
Zack Sims
Kevin Michael Smith
Jordan Temple
*Lineups subject to change.

Stand-up comedian and actor Ari Shaffir describes his comedy as a puppet show, but way filthier and without the puppets. He grew up orthodox Jewish, spent 2 years in a yeshiva in Israel, and came back to America to lose his religion and become a comic. Now with two hour standup specials and his own late-night TV series coming up, Ari is a "gifted comic unyielding in his art," becoming "a real force to be reckoned with" (LA Weekly).
Ari's second hour standup special Paid Regular premiered on Comedy Central in 2015. His first hour special, Passive Aggressive, premiered on Chill.com in 2013 and premiered on Comedy Central in 2015. His standup album Revenge for the Holocaust was released in 2012 and went to number 1 on iTunes and amazon.com the week of its premiere. Ari's weekly story-telling series This Is Not Happening premiered on Comedy Central in 2015. The show, which originally debuted as a web series on CC.com, features Shaffir and his comedian friends telling hilarious and true stories in front of a live audience at LA's most distinguished gentlemen's club, Cheetahs. Season 2 of This Is Not Happening will premiere in 2016 and it was recently picked up for a third season on C... (read more)

DION FLYNN is best known as Barack Obama on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon and has over 60 appearances as 14 different characters on both The Tonight Show & Late Night w/ Jimmy Fallon. Cited by Oprah aMagazine as "one of our favorite creative thinkers..." Dion's solo improv has been described as: "Alternately maniacal and tender, vulnerable and ballsy, Dion Flynn looses his brand of liquid, synapse-rich comedy in an evening of interactive improv which takes the audience on a loopy, looping comic odyssey from which the ghosts of Orson Welles and Spalding Grey are never far. Flynn's mind is both shock and absorber, as spongy and receptive as the suspension in a New York taxicab: pretty soon, you're flying." — Tom Shone, Film Critic, Intelligent Life
"Dion Flynn's solo theatrical improvisations are what it would be if Jackson Pollack and James Joyce did comedy." -An audience member named Nick, pressed for comment during a show by Dion.
"Dion's solo performance at The PIT is an experience. He takes the audience on the same journey he is going through as he figures out his show/performance art piece/happening. And it's all in an empty space, armed with only a microphone, a... (read more)

With a cast of improv comedy veterans in New York City, North Coast's explosive performances have been packing comedy venues, universities, and festivals nationwide since 2009. Built around a single suggestion from an audience member, the show's improvised scenes escalate into full-blown hip-hop songs, facilitated by resident beatboxer and World Beatbox Champion, Kaila Mullady. With their seamless melding of comedic timing and freestyle rapping abilities, North Coast frequently blurs the line between comedy show and concert, drawing audiences from the comedy, hip-hop, and theater communities for an experience that has been hailed as "mind-blowing" and "next level" by critics and audiences alike. Named one of the "Top Ten Best Comedy Shows" by Time Out New York, North Coast has been featured on MTV, Vh1, in Slate's Podcast The Gist, The Village Voice, and The New York Times Comedy Listings. Currently, you can catch them performing every Saturday night.

In these tough times when good jobs are scarce and great salaries are even scarcer, it's not easy to unwind, and relax. But, we're not robots, and we shouldn't have to work 24/7 just to keep up!
Sometimes, you have to step back and relieve the pressure with fun and good times.
That's what After Hours is all about – giving you the chance to laugh, blow off steam, and get rid of that workday stress. It'll remind you that even when times are tough and the boss has got you down, there's still plenty to laugh about and enjoy.
So punch out, slide down the tail of that dinosaur, and come out for some laughs. You'll be glad you did.

Schtick A Pole In It is a night of comedy and pole dancing from producers/comics Dan Goodman & JoAnna Ross.
Schtick works like this- Comics and pole dancers share the same stage but not at the same time to create a show that makes everyone happy. Who doesn't like to laugh. Who doesn't like to watch dancers do insane things on a pole? This month's theme is Broadway. Dancers reinterpret smash broadway hits on the pole. If you don't see shows like this why are you even paying the crazy NYC rents?
*Limited Seating*
*Reservation Highly Recommended*
Theme: Broadway
Venue
Drom- 85 Avenue A (between 5th and 6th streets)
New York, NY 10009
(212) 777-1157
Time/Date/Tickets
Saturday, November 25th
8pm (doors open at 7:30)
$20 online http://tinyurl.com/y8k7f5ss
$25 cash at the door
Subways
2nd ave stop on the F.
Walkable from the 6 (Astor Place) and
R (8th St - NYU) train stations.
Comics
Dan Goodman(Fusion Network)
JoAnna Ross(Schtick Creator)
Special Guests TBA
Dancers
Danielle Amico(Aerial EDGJ)
Emily Sanderson(Aera)
Rommel Pierre Ochoa(King and I)
Carmine Black(Pole Dancer of the Year 2016)
Sammy Wong(Body and Pole)

Andy Kindler currently recurs on Fox's hit animation, Bob's Burgers and Comedy Central's Tosh. O. He was a series judge on the seventh season of NBC's Last Comic Standing, the star of two half-hour Comedy Central Presents specials and was a frequent guest and correspondent on The Late Show with David Letterman with over 40 appearances. He recurred on Everybody Loves Raymond, Disney's Wizards of Waverly Place, and IFC's Maron. Other noteworthy credits include the HBO Young Comedians Special, Conan, The Daily Show, Dr. Katz Professional Therapist, Home Movies and The Larry Sanders Show. Andy is the host of Season 4 and 5 of Hulu's standup series, Coming to the Stage. Every year Andy delivers his infamous State of the Industry Address each year at the Just For Laughs Festival in Montreal.

De Yun She (Deyun Club), is arguably the most popular and well-known Chinese Traditional Cross-Talk (a form of comedy performance from China) group in China. De Yun She was formed 20 years ago by Mr. Guo Degang (and other fellow members) and now has more than 400 performers. Over the past 5 years, De Yun She has toured around the World, including Australia and New Zealand, North America, Europe and South-East Asia. Audiences love to see this Traditional Cross-Talk performance outside of China. There are more than 10 million audiences who have enjoyed the De Yun She performance LIVE, over the past 20 years. The mystery behinds this successes story is about the revolution that De Yun She introduced to the Traditional Cross-Talk industry. Guo Degang is also crowned to be one of the most famous Comedians in China, together with his performance partner Yu Qian, gaining enormous attention from everywhere in the World who enjoys the Cross-Talk show.

If you watch reality TV, you're probably familiar with the Real Housewives of Beverly Hills, New York, Atlanta and other cities. But the wildest, most hilarious and outrageous housewives of all can only be found in Secaucus, New Jersey. Housewives of Secaucus -- A Suburban Travesty is a side-splitting live production and fashion show that parodies the antics of reality TV prima donnas. When their friend Nookie is arrested for partying too hard in a bar with her infant child by her side, five squabbling, self-obsessed, hard-drinking housewives set out to raise money for bail by hosting a fashion show fundraiser. Relax, have a cocktail, watch the faux fur fly and get involved in this interactive production at Broadway Comedy Club in New York City.

De Yun She (Deyun Club), is arguably the most popular and well-known Chinese Traditional Cross-Talk (a form of comedy performance from China) group in China. De Yun She was formed 20 years ago by Mr. Guo Degang (and other fellow members) and now has more than 400 performers. Over the past 5 years, De Yun She has toured around the World, including Australia and New Zealand, North America, Europe and South-East Asia. Audiences love to see this Traditional Cross-Talk performance outside of China. There are more than 10 million audiences who have enjoyed the De Yun She performance LIVE, over the past 20 years. The mystery behinds this successes story is about the revolution that De Yun She introduced to the Traditional Cross-Talk industry. Guo Degang is also crowned to be one of the most famous Comedians in China, together with his performance partner Yu Qian, gaining enormous attention from everywhere in the World who enjoys the Cross-Talk show.

One of the most popular and highly recognized standup comedians on the road today has also made quite an impression in the television, film and radio arenas. DL can currently be heard nationwide as host of his own afternoon radio show "The DL Hughley Show" which is nationally syndicated in over 60 cities across the country including the #1 radio market – New York. DL will also star as "Dr Hackett" in the upcoming NBC medical drama Heartbreak.The series is scheduled to air on NBC this fall.
First and foremost a standup comedian, he stars in his ninth stand-up comedy special Clear which is currently airing on Showtime. In 2012, Random House books released his first humorous book title, I Want You to Shut the F*ck Up. That same year, DL also created and starred in the satirical documentary special for Comedy Central DL Hughley: The Endangered List, which premiered to rave reviews. The special was honored with the prestigious George Foster Peabody Award at the 72nd Annual Peabody Awards competition.
Known for being astute and politically savvy in true comedian style, DL served as host of his own late night talk show on CNN DL Hughley Breaks the News, and was a series regular ... (read more)

Actor, producer and comedian, Jamie Kennedy just wrapped James Gray’s space epic, “Ad Astra” for Plan B/New Regency opposite Brad Pitt, Tommy Lee Jones and Ruth Negga. His other recent work includes starring roles in the latest installment of the Tremors film franchise for Universal, as well as “Riley’s Peak” opposite Jon Voight and the upcoming thriller, “Spinning Man,” opposite Guy Pearce, Pierce Brosnan and Minnie Driver.
Before that, he appeared in Chris Carter’s (The X-files) Amazon drama pilot “The After,” and NBC’s medical dramedy, “Heartbeat.” He is also voicing multiple characters on the new Comedy Central animated series, “Legends of Chamberlain Heights” and portrayed legendary music manager Jerry Heller in the Lifetime movie “Surviving Compton: Dre, Suge, & Michel’le.” Jamie can also be seen performing his stand up show around the country.
Jamie landed his big break when he was cast in Baz Luhrman’s “Romeo + Juliet,” alongside Leonardo DiCaprio as a punked-out rival to John Leguizamo. His career soon kicked into high gear as he co-starred in his breakthrough performance as Randy Meeks in Wes Craven’s “Scream” and its follow-up “Scream 2.” Jamie has worked alongside... (read more)

Joe List began his comedy career in Boston, Massachusetts in 2000 just weeks after graduating from high school. Since that time List has been featured on Comedy Central's Live at Gotham, FoxNews Red Eye, The Artie Lange Show, as well as AXSTV's Gotham Comedy Live. List has also twice been featured at the prestigious Just For Laughs festival in Montreal as well as the Vancouver Comedy Festival and Oslo Comedy Festival. His album So Far No Good can be heard regularly on Sirius Radio. List is also the co-host of his own popular weekly podcast Tuesdays with Stories as well as being a regular on Robert Kelly's You Know What Dude podcast. In June of 2014, List made his network television debut on the Late Show with David Letterman and was seen on Comedy Central's Half Hour in 2015.

With the name "Vladimir," few people expect a Dominican from The Bronx to take the stage. His comedic style is the fruit of an immigrant Dominican family living in the cultural mecca that is New York City and is described as an elegant combination of urban grit and intellect. He began polishing his wit in the concrete jungles of The Bronx and Washington Heights and after graduating from Wesleyan University launched into Standup Comedy.
He is an NBC Standup for Diversity Finalist and has been featured on "Gotham Comedy Live" on AXS.TV, Standup 360, ComedyTime and NUVO TV's "Standup and Deliver". Vladimir tours nationally and is a regular in the New York scene performing at the Gotham Comedy Club, New York Comedy Club, HA Comedy Club and the Comic Strip Live. He is also a Diversity Scholarship Winner at The People's Improv Theater where he is also taking writing courses. Whether discussing his grandfather who fathered 43 kids, traveling to college without luggage, or mimicking his parents struggle to pronounce his name, you will enjoy watching this comedian weave a hilarious fabric of truth and absurdity.

NEW NEIGHBORS brings you Harlem's hottest comedic talent for free. Whether your style is a bit more Lenox Lounge or Whole Foods, home grown or recent import, check out the best comics north of Central Park Thursday, Sept 29th at 9pm

Presented by Theater for the New City
November 9 to 26, 2017
Theater for the New City, 155 First Ave. (at E. 10th Street), East Village
Thursdays through Saturdays at 8:00 PM, Sundays at 3:00 PM. special 3:00 PM matinee Sat, Nov 25.
No performance Nov 23 (Thanksgiving);
$12 general admission, $10 seniors.
Running time :80minutes
Box office (212) 254-1109, www.theaterforthenewcity.net
Critics are invited on or after November 10.
New York -- Prague, 1912 (the Savoy Café Yiddish Theatre) by Lu Hauser is a comedy based on historic personalities of the Yiddish Theater. A vagabond acting company comes to Prague: it's Jak Lowy and his leading lady, Mme. Trassik. Lowy is a veteran actor who has put stars in her eyes and they are lovers. When they act together, it's magic, but their repertoire is a shambles and they subsist more by selling baked sweet potatoes than by selling tickets to their unconventional versions of classic plays.
What emerges is a backstage comedy of their love-hate relationship and their entrapment of a sympathetic local writer named Gregor Samsa. Theater for the New City, 155 First Ave, will premiere the work November 9 to 26, directed by Georg... (read more)

Jerry Seinfeld's Comedy Career Took off After His First Appearance on the Tonight Show with Johnny Carson in 1981. Eight Years Later, He Teamed up with Fellow Comedian Larry David to Create What Was to Become the Most Successful Comedy Series in the History of Television: Seinfeld. the Show Ran on Nbc for Nine Seasons, Winning Numerous Emmy, Golden Globe and People's Choice Awards, and Was Named the Greatest Television Show of All Time in 2009 by Tv Guide, and in 2012 Was Identified as the Best Sitcom Ever in a 60 Minutes/Vanity Fair Poll. Seinfeld Has Also Starred In, Written and Produced Movies (Comedian, Bee Movie), Directed and Produced a Broadway Hit (Colin Quinn Long Story Short), and Even Wrote a Best-Selling Book (Seinlanguage) and a Children's Book (Halloween). Seinfeld Directed the Off-Broadway Production of Colin Quinn: the New York Story and the Netflix Stand-Up Special. Seinfeld's Latest Project Is Critically-Acclaimed Web Series Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee, Seen Exclusively on Crackle and Comediansincarsgettingcoffee.Com, Which Has Garnered over 100 Million Views, and Which the New York Times Describes as "Impressively Complex and Artful" and Variety Calls "a ... (read more)

The Three Bears Holiday Bash is a variety show that celebrates the holiday season in song, dance and puppetry. This production quickly becomes a comedy of errors when Baby Bear invites Santa to star in Mama and Papa Bear's annual holiday show. The audience also gets to join in on the fun with a "12 days of Christmas" sing-a-long during the performance!

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